LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese has lashed out again at first lady Jill Biden, saying she and her teammates would rather celebrate their NCAA championship with the Obamas than at the …
LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese has lashed out again at first lady Jill Biden, saying she and her teammates would rather celebrate their NCAA championship with the Obamas than at the White House.
“They can have that spotlight,” Reese, the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player, said of the invitation for Iowa. “We’ll go to the Obamas. We’ll see Michelle, we’ll see Barack.”President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in the White House“Mrs.
“I know we’ll have the champions come to the White House; we always do,” she said. “So, we hope LSU will come, but, you know, I’m going to tell Joe I think Iowa should come too, because they played such a good game … So winners and losers, That’s sportsmanship. That’s good sportsmanship.”and sharing three rolling-on-the-floor-laughing emojis.
A spokeswoman for Jill Biden later indicated that only the Tigers would be offered a White House appearance.
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